Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31343441-20170529114050

So, it's come to everyone's mind recently. Sooner rather than later, you'll be staring at the screen with a look blanker than your empty comment box, thinking: What in the WORLD are these people talking about?! The question lurking in the back of most people's heads. And onslaughts of comments, questions, concerns, asking you about something you've got no idea what it is.

To skip all the fancy wording: You don't know about articles.

Ok, ok: Everyone on the Wikia does, but some people need a few pointers. This is a reference for a few key points to stress on these things:


 * First: main namespace articles. This is the one that's got most people tied up in knots about, because they don't know where to find one or what qualifies as one. To find out if the page you're on is main namespace, go to the top of the page. You'll see a nav-bar. It's got 5 tabs: On the Wiki, Rules & Dev, Pokemon, Locations, and Characters. The last three are main namespace categories. Hover over one of them with your mouse. You'll see a few drop-down menus. Hovering over one of THOSE will get you a list of the main namespace articles in that category. If you see your article in that list, you're golden. Some tips:

~Search for where you think your article is. Would you really search for Gale Forest in TMs/HMs, Pokemon?

~All Pokemon Types are main namespace. They just can't all fit.


 * Next: when and when not to create. Some basic no-nos: Don't make an article for trade requests, games to play with Wikia people, or questions to ask the Wikia staff. Post those kinds of things in the Forum discussion or on message walls. If you want to create an article, make sure it's not already there. We had this problem when two people created two separate articles for Poke Balls- the accent on the e was what made it different. Also, don't create articles for not-in-the-game stuff, like Route 16 or Port Decca. They're red in the links because the pages were locked from editing.

~Do NOT create pages for Pokemon. Weather Synchronize linked the Pokemon names to Bulbapedia, so there is no need for a page for each Pokemon.

~Don't create pages a long time after implemented in the game. The PBB Wikia updates almost as quickly as the game itself, so please don't make an article about Frostveil City because you think it's not in the Wikia yet.


 * Finally: stubs. These are the articles that, when you see them, make you think How has this not been deleted yet? They vary in length but usually have little to no content. Some articles, like Crescent Island- when it comes out- are short because not much is known yet. If you have a piece of information that is not in a stub article, then by all means, edit it in.

So, that's it on the articles. If you have questions, comments, concerns, reply below! I'll check more than once a day, so your questions will be answered! People posting GIF's: Please don't. Be mindful of other people who want their questions answered, but CAN'T, because the GIF's are in the way. 